Stanley Sadie Bücher

Dieser Band ist eines der meistbestellten und von Kritikern am meisten gelobten Musikbücher von Zweitausendeins. Die Münchner TZ beschreibt es als eine kompakte, anschauliche und leicht verständliche Erklärung der Musik, die besonders für Klassikliebhaber ein „Das-ist-es“-Erlebnis bietet. Die Stuttgarter Zeitung hebt hervor, dass es selten ein Werk gibt, das sich so umfassend und verständlich mit Musik auseinandersetzt. Es behandelt alle Gattungen von Solovorträgen bis hin zu Sinfoniekonzerten und Opern, sowie die Entwicklung von Musik bis hin zu Jazz und Pop. Zudem informiert es über musikalische Strukturen, Komponisten, bedeutende Werke und Instrumente. Die Lesbarkeit ist besonders hervorzuheben, da das Schmökern in diesem Wälzer ebenso vergnüglich ist wie in einem spannenden Roman. Mit einem Verkaufspreis von nur 24,95 EUR bietet es ein sensationelles Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Der Münsteraner Erker bezeichnet es als „wahren Prachtband“, während die Bonner Illu es als „ein Muss für Musikliebhaber aller Klassen“ lobt. Der reich illustrierte Band enthält auch Anleitungen zum Hören großer Werke und erscheint parallel mit einer Begleit-Musikedition mit 5 CDs. Herausgegeben von Stanley Sadie und Alison Latham, bietet es eine umfassende Einführung für alle, die Musik studieren oder genießen möchten.

A comprehensive overview of the history of opera, organized chronologically by era, traces the evolution of the musical art form from the perspective of its social and cultural contexts and offers a detailed study of opera houses, stage and scene aspects, voice, musical techniques, performances, and popular melody as they relate to opera.

The book delves into the life and music of Mozart, revealing new insights based on recent discoveries and reinterpretations of his work. Renowned music historian Stanley Sadie examines the social, economic, and cultural contexts that influenced Mozart, utilizing family correspondence to shed light on his relationships and experiences. By analyzing individual compositions in chronological order, the narrative connects pivotal events in Mozart's life to his creative output, challenging previously held beliefs about the composer.

The Pan Book Of Opera Jacobs, Arthur and Sadie, Stanley

First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas , is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over 250 operas. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its literary and social background. Contributions conclude with a brief comment on the particular work's place in operatic history. A glossary offers brief and accessible definitions of terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader. And indices of role names and of arias and ensembles allow the reader to find operas containing their favorite aria or a well-known character.The second edition brings the book up to date with several recently composed operas and a fascinating introductory essay by David Levin on opera performance in the 21st century. Recent additions to the operatic repertory included for the first time in this edition include Nicholas Maw, Sophie's Choice ; Poul Ruders, A Handmaid's Tale ; John Adams, Death of Klinghoffer ; and Mark Adamo, Little Women .Covering all operas in the current repertory along with some less-well-known early and very modern ones, this is an ideal volume for the general opera lover.

First edition. A handbook for bibliographers, librarians, students of music, and the musician and the music lover eager to know more about printing and publishing. The main text includes two articles on Printing and Publishing by D. W. Krummel and the late H. Edmund Poole. There is a section that covers computer-generated music typesetting, an extensive dictionary of both present-day and historic music printers and publishers containing more than 700 entries. Illustrated. Jacket spine faded. xiv, 615 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

Authoritative, accessible, and comprehensive, "The Classical Music Encyclopedia" offers an unprecedented depth and range of information. Organized chronologically, from the medieval era to the 21st Century, the sections in each chapter bring to life the rich history of Western classical music. Ideal for study, for background reading, or for use as a wide-ranging reference work, "The Classical Music Encyclopedia" will entertain, excite and inform both the occasional and advanced reader.

This volume is a collection based on the Royal Musical Association's Mozart Conference of 1991, the principal scholarly event in the English-speaking world in commemoration of the bicentenary. It includes essays placing Mozart in the context, in Salzburg and Vienna, in which he worked, explaining aspects of his life and work hitherto obscure; essays interpreting his instrumental music; and a substantial series of studies on different aspects of his operas, from Lucio Silla to La clemenza di Tito , with particular stress on the creative processes in the Da Ponte operas.